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Peppermint Serving Plate

Last Thursday, my husband and I were back home with our families for the 4th of July. It had been a busy week, as I had volunteered with a performing arts camp my sister was in charge of. My family was also busy preparing for a community festival they help coordinate. Due to all the craziness of the week, we had a pretty low key celebration. I was exhausted, and didn't have any of my cake decorating supplies, but I really wanted to put together a quick, and festive, treat for my family. I decided to whip up some easy vanilla cupcakes, and just keep the decorations simple. I didn't even have a piping bag to work with! I made some simple stars out of mini M&M's. My niece and nephew loved the stars, and especially the candy on top!

I wasn't entirely satisfied with the outcome, though. I wanted something festive to add an extra special touch. I was looking around the kitchen for inspiration and happened to see a bag of unopened peppermints. Suddenly, I remembered an adorable plate I had seen on Pinterest around Christmas time. Several bloggers and sites had shared various versions of this idea, including different colors, shapes, and sizes. I decided the red and white peppermints had a patriotic touch.

This serving plate is incredibly simple to make, but makes an adorable presentation. This would be great for various holidays, or any get together using a red/white color scheme (also green/white if you use spearmints).

Peppermint Plate ingredients:

Bag of peppermints (the number depends on how large you would like the serving plate)

Wax paper

Cookie sheet

Peppermint Plate instructions:

Preheat oven to 325F

Unwrap peppermints and throw away wrappers

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper

Arrange peppermints onto wax paper in the shape you want for your plate (round, rectangle, etc); line peppermints side by side, but leave room around edges as it will grow

Bake for 6-8 mins (until they have melted)

CAREFULLY remove from oven (mine didn't end up with a perfect rectangular shape as I shifted it some when pulling it out)